Driving device and driving method

摘要

A driving device of the disclosure has an electromechanical transducer that extends and contracts upon application of voltage thereto and a support member that slidably supports a movable body and is displaced with the electromechanical transducer to which the support member is connected. The disclosed device includes a drive circuit that applies the voltage to the electromechanical transducer is such that the voltage which increases or decreases from a first voltage to a last voltage in a stepped manner and in which at least three values sequentially circulate. A period of time for which the first voltage is applied is changeable. By this method, the movable body is moved with respect to the support member by making a difference between an extension velocity and a contraction velocity.